Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-04-02
DISTRICT COURT.
Hearing of Cases at the March Term
Bank Cases

ooAh SdS6S
The March term OF the district court
convened in this city Monday afternoon,
upon the arrival of the train from the
east bringing Judge Mcconnell. Fol-
lowing is tho disposition of the cases np
to tho adjournment last evening:
Albert Schcffer vs. II. NJ. Creel. Dis
missed on motion of plaintiff, the latter
to pay to costs.
o. B. Corset vs.. Morris Thomas. Set
tied and dismissed, plaintiff to pay costs.
Daniel Rcgan vs. Joshua CoyEendall.
Continued.
A. b. Ovitt vs.. j. A. Stewart ct nj. Con-
tinued by agreement.
+. w. Mann & Co. VS.. Minneapolis &
Northern Elevator Co. Motion to strike
Edward Hobbs vs.. John O'Brien. An.
peal dismissed.
j.; Q: Perkins vs.. Wayne D. Gile. Ap-
peal dismissed.
w. J. McIntire vs.. Hamilton Whithed
and Il. Wagness, sheriff. Demurrer to
complaint sustained and plaintiff allowed
thirty days to amend his complaint. No
ticc of lis pcndens to be withdrawn FROM
record.
ii. NJ. Crecl vs.. J. Il. jerks. Settled
and to be dismissed on payment Of costs
Emmett Orr VS.. Jennie Meagher. Set
tled and to be dismissed on payment Of
costs.
Frank Howard vs.. Vim. Coleman.
Dismissed, plaintiff to pay costs.
! G. $. Converse 4 Son W. Stono, Ferris
/ 4 Corsctt. The jury called in this case
was Joseph Koliy, b. !. Atchison, Geo
Schoticld, Il. d. Becker. B. N. Backstrom
and t. +. Priest.
j. Il. ODricn. attorney for defendant,
moved to dismiss on the ground that the
plaintiff has failed to prove tho existence
of partnership. Ovcrrulcd. The case
was then argued and tho jury, being out
only short time, returned the following
verdict:
We, the jurors in the issues joined be-
tween tho plaintiffs and tho defendant
Ferris, find for the plaintiffs and assess
their damages ut S27l.
III. +. Spencer vs.. Il. Il. Herman Re
ferred by agreement to w. w. Wishart
to take testimony and report to the court.
Moore x Dodd vs.. VIM. Strceter and L..
Wagness. sheriff. Dismissed ns per
agreement, defendants paying costs.
George +. Goodwin Us. ID. w. Me-
Gamma. Settled aud dismissed, plaintiff
paying costs.
J. q. Campbell vs.. John s. Cony-r..
Appeal dismissed.
CRIMINAL CASES.
John lfubbcrt pleaded guilty to the
charge of grand larceny III having stolen
Col. Smiths horse last summer and was
sentenced to the pcnitcntiary for ak
months.
Samuel Edwards pleaded guilty to
grand larceny and was sentenced to one
year in the pcnltentiary.
Patricc Morriseau pleaded guilty to
petit larceny and was given ten days in
the county Jail.
In tho case Of Martin Steon, who plead.
l ~ <<,t x,k,.
tho court made use of some very Herti-
ncnt remarks in reference ts Ouf jail
facilities. 1Ie referred TO tho duty OF
the people of the count y and tho com.
missiOners. He had made personal
examination of tho Jail and found that 1t
was q moro iron box, 7x8 feet, with three
persons in Il cell. This iron box Is in
wooden building; and If fire should
occur and the jailor should happen to be
absent, the prisoners would be burned
to death. Again, there was no vcntila-
ton and no space in which the prisoners
might take exercise. The law cOntem-
plates that prisoners shall be treated with
humanity; and no confessed that he had
boen derelict in his duty III not having
given the matter attention before. The
place is wholly unfit for the PURPOSES
intended. Hereafter the court would
make an order to send prisoners con.
fined for any length of time to Grand
Forks at the expense OF Ramsey county
lIe said the prisoner should be punished
BY a sentence of thirty days in Jail and
500 fine, but in view Of the miserable
condition Of the Jail he would make the
sentence one day.
Albert Welsh, who was indicted, upon
twO counts, for grand larceny, on charge
Of r0bbing John Kennedy last Novem-
Dor, pleaded not guilty. Having no
counsel, the court appointed Chas. 3.
Smith to defend the prisoner. The trial
occupied most of yesterdays session.
The jury, after being out half an hour,
returned verdict of guilty as charged.
The second count was dismissed. SEN
tencc will be passed at o o'clock this
morning.
Tho case Of r. r. rlIotson, charged
with grand larceny. was continued until
next term, the 800 bail money being re-
turned to him and VIM. l;rrnellc enter
ing as security for his appearance.
Arthur McGahey, who q year ago
pleaded not guilty to the charge of car
rying a slungshot, withdrew his plea
and pleaded guilty to carrying concealed
weapons. The court inflicted a fine ofS5O.
In the case OF II. NJ. Creel, charged
with using dangerous weapons, the grand
jury failed to indict. Judge Mcconnell
lectured the grand jury on this point as
follows: "Mr. Creels bond will be con-
tinucd and the case will come before tho
next grand jury. | will teach this jury
that they are not grand and petit jury
both with the judge thrown in